Is « chameau » masculine or feminine?
« chameau » is masculine. You say le chameau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le chameau |
| With the indefinite article | un chameau |
| With the partitive article | du chameau |
Plural
The plural is chameaux (les chameaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
chameau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so chameau follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « chameau » masculine or feminine?
« chameau » is masculine. You say le chameau.
Is it « la chameau » or « le chameau »?
It is « le chameau ». « la chameau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.